Sussex County, Delaware

The League of Women Voters of Sussex County, DE (LWVSCDE) is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters of Sussex County, DE is NOT for women only.

The LWVSC's Environment & Natural Resources Committee presented a forum on Safe Drinking Water on March 14th in Sussex County Council Chambers. To see more details and links to the speakers' presentations, click 'read more'.

Follow what your national League is doing. The advocacy efforts of the LWVUS are outlined in this article. Issues addressed include: immigration, ozone regulations, off shore drilling, and clean power rollback. Additionally, the LWVUS 2018 legislative priorities are listed.

The Annual Meeting of the League of Women Voters of Sussex County will be held on May 21st at Fish On! The guest speaker will be Ralph Begleiter, American Journalist and Educator who will speak on "The Media in the Trump Era." Mr. Begleiter is a former CNN correspondent and Rosenberg Professor of Communication Emeritus of the University of Delaware.

The League of Women Voters of the United States supports the use of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact as a way to achieve direct popular vote for presidential elections until the abolition of the Electoral College is accomplished. Please "read more" to learn about this important effort.

In observation of Women's History Month and to honor the movement that culminated in national suffrage, the LWVSC is hosting a discussion on the book, "Remember the Ladies: Celebrating those who fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box" by Angela P. Dodson. .